Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Kings 15
and 2 Chronicles 10 -11. 1 Kings 15 In the eighteenth
year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam
became king over Judah. He reigned three years
in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maka, the
granddaughter of Abishalom. And he walked in
all the sins of his father. which he had done
before him. His heart was not loyal to the Lord
his God, as was the heart of his father David.
Nevertheless, for David's sake, the Lord his
God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by setting up
his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem,
because David did what was right in the eyes
of the Lord and had not turned aside from anything
that he commanded him. all the days of his life,
except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. And
there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all
the days of his life. Now the rest of the acts
of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
So Abijam rested with his fathers, and they buried
him in the city of David. Then Asa his son reigned
in his place. In the twentieth year of Jeroboam
king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. and
he reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's
name was Makkah the granddaughter of Abi Shalom.
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord
as did his father David and he banished the perverted
persons from the land and removed all the idols
that his fathers had made. Also he removed Makkah
his grandmother from being queen mother because
she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And
Asa cut down her obscene image and burnt it by
the brook Kidron. But the high places were not
removed. Nevertheless, Asa's heart was loyal
to the Lord all his days. He also brought into
the house of the Lord the things which his father
had dedicated and the things which he himself
had dedicated, silver and gold and utensils.
now there was war between assa and basha king
of israel all their days and basha king of israel
came up against judah and built ramah that he
might let none go out or come into assa king
of judah then assa took all the silver and gold
that was left in the treasuries of the house
of the lord and the treasuries of the king's
house and delivered them into the hand of his
servants and king assa sent them to ben hadad
the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king
of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, Let
there be a treaty between you and me, as there
was between my father and your father. See, I
have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come
and break your treaty with Basha, king of Israel,
so that he will withdraw from me. So Ben -Hadad
heeded king Asa and sent the captains of his
armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked
Aion, Dan, Abel, Beit, Maka, and all Shinroth,
with all the land of Naphtali. Now it happened,
when Basha heard it, that he stopped building
Ramah and remained in Tirzah. Then King Asa made
a proclamation throughout all Judah. None was
exempted. And he took away the stones and timber
of Ramah, which Basha had used for building.
And with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin
and Mizpah. The rest of all the acts of Asa,
all his might, all that he did, And the cities
which he built, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But
in the time of his old age he was diseased in
his feet. So Asa rested with his fathers, and
was buried with his fathers in the city of David
his father. Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned
in his place. Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became
king over Israel in the second year of Asa king
of Judah. and he reigned over Israel two years.
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and
walked in the way of his father, and in his sin,
by which he made Israel sin. Then Basha, the
son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired
against him, and Basha killed him at Gibiton,
which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab
and all Israel laid siege to Gibiton. Basha killed
him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and
reigned in his place and it was so when he became
king that he killed all the house of Jeroboam
he did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed
until he had destroyed him according to the word
of the Lord which he had spoken by his servant
Ahijah the Shilonite because of the sins of Jeroboam
which he had sinned and by which he had made
Israel sin because of his provocation with which
he had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger
2 Chronicles 10 And Rehoboam went to Shechem,
for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him
king. So it happened when Jeroboam the son of
Nebat heard it, he was in Egypt, where he had
fled from the presence of King Solomon, that
Jeroboam returned from Egypt. Then they sent
for him and called him, and Jeroboam and all
Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Your
father made our yoke heavy, now therefore lighten
the burdensome service of your father and his
heavy yoke, which he put on us, and we will serve
you. So he said to them, Come back to me after
three days. And the people departed. Then King
Raboam consulted the elders who stood before
his father Solomon while he still lived, saying,
How do you advise me to answer these people?
And they spoke to him, saying, If you are kind
to these people and please them and speak good
words to them, they will be your servants forever.
But he rejected the advice which the elders had
given him and consulted the young men who had
grown up with him, who stood before him. And
he said to them, What advice do you give? How
should we answer these people who have spoken
to me, saying, Lighten the yoke which your father
put on us. Then the young men who had grown up
with him spoke to him, saying, Thus you should
speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying,
Your father made our yoke heavy. But you make
it lighter on us. Thus you shall say to them,
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
waist. And now, whereas my father put a heavy
yoke on you, I will add to your yoke. My father
chastised you with whips, but I will chastise
you with scourges. So Jeroboam and all the people
came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king
had directed, saying, Come back to me the third
day. Then the king answered them roughly. King
Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders, and
he spoke to them according to the advice of the
young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy,
but I will add to it. My father chastised you
with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges.
So the king did not listen to the people, for
the turn of events was from God, that the Lord
might fulfill his word, which he had spoken by
the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam
the son of Nebat. Now when all Israel saw that
the king did not listen to them, the people answered
the king, saying, What share have we in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every
man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to your
own house, O David. So all Israel departed to
their tents, but Raboam reigned over the children
of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah. Then
King Raboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of
revenue. But the children of Israel stoned him
with stones, and he died. Therefore King Raboam
mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem.
So Israel has been in rebellion against the house
of David to this day. Chapter 11 Now when Raboam
came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house
of Judah and Benjamin 180 ,000 chosen men who
were warriors to fight against Israel, that he
might restore the kingdom to Raboam. But the
word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of
God, saying, Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and
Benjamin, saying, Thus says the Lord, You shall
not go up or fight against your brethren. Let
every man return to his house, for this thing
is from me. Therefore they obeyed the words of
the Lord and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.
So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities
for defense in Judah. And he built Bethlehem,
Etam, Tekoa, Beth -Zor, Soco, Adulam, Gath, Marisha,
Zeph, Adoreim, Lachish, Azekah, Zorah, Ajalon,
and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin fortified
cities. And he fortified the strongholds and
put captains in them, and stores of food, oil,
and wine. Also in every city he put shields and
spears, and made them very strong, having Judah
and Benjamin on his side. And from all their
territories the priests and the Levites, who
were in all Israel, took their stand with him.
For the Levites left their common lands and their
possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem.
For Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from
serving as priests to the Lord. Then he appointed
for himself priests for the high places, for
the demons and the calf idols which he had made.
And after the Levites left, those from all the
tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to
seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem
to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and
made Raboam the son of Solomon strong for three
years, because they walked in the way of David
and Solomon for three years. Then Raboam took
for himself as wife Mahalat, the daughter of
Jerimoth, the son of David, and of Abihail, the
daughter of Elia, the son of Jesse. And she bore
him children, Jeush, Shamaria, and Zaham. After
her he took Maka, the granddaughter of Absalom,
and she bore him Abijah, Atai, Ziza, and Shilomite.
Now Reb Wham loved Maka, the granddaughter of
Absalom, more than all his wives and his concubines.
For he took 18 wives and 60 concubines and begot
28 sons and 60 daughters. And Reb Wham appointed
Abijah, the son of Maka, as chief, to be leader
among his brothers, for he intended to make him
king. He dealt wisely and dispersed some of his
sons throughout all the territories of Judah
and Benjamin, to every fortified city, and he
gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought
many wives. for them. I hope you enjoyed today's
reading as much as I did and I look forward to
seeing you again tomorrow to continue on our
journey. God bless you and have a great day.